Logan 1/2 Marathon

A couple weeks ago I ran the Logan 1/2 Marathon. What was I thinking? I'm not a runner! The day after the race I couldn't walk...my knees were killing me. And I may be crazy, but I may just run another one. This running/triathlon stuff is addicting!

Me at the finish line.

Running to the finish line.

I don't recommend waterskiing after a 1/2 marathon, but I couldn't resist the smooth water.

This might be why my knees hurt so bad the next day!

My attempt at jumping on the wake board.

Connor Water skiing!

Here are some pictures of Connor waterskiing. From the moment he heard that my parents bought some 'kid skis" he has been so excited. It never crossed his mind that he might not get up. He had the biggest smile on his face. It was fun to watch. He's a natural.

Kids Say Funny Things!

Connor and Lyla have been funny lately! Here are a few of the things they've said:

Out of the Blue Con said, "I love whip cream! It makes me run faster!"

I was putting Con to bed and we were chilling on his bed. He looked over at me and said, "Mom I've been lying a lot to you. Here's what I've been lying about: When you ask me who I'm taking to and I say no one, (Con talks to himself a lot when he's playing) I'm really talking to my pretend friends." So I follow up by asking, "Who are your pretend friends?" He replies, "GreeJay, Seth, and Gunther." I thanked him for always being honest with me and then I laughed my head off.

Lyla has decided she wants to be a baby when she grows up. She walks around the house saying, "When I grow up, I'm being a baby!" She is very convinced of this and gets upset if you try to persuade her otherwise.

After Lyla gets out of the bath I wrap a towell around her and send her to her room so she can get dressed. Instead of walking to her room she walks into the living room or Connor's room, opens her towell and yells "Tada!" and then laughs her head off. Where does she get this stuff? It has to be from Chris!

Fourth of July Weekend

I love the Fourth of July! It is my favorite holiday. This year we had a weekend FULL of fun! We started by going to lake with Amy and Casey. It was so nice to relax on the beach, waterski, wakeboard, tube, and hang out with friends. Friday night we went to the West Point festivities. Games, fireworks, friends... On Saturday morning Chris and I ran in the Clearfield 5K race, went to the West Point Parade (We loved the planning commissions float!), ate breakfast at our house with Chris' family, swam at the WAC, and then went to the Kaysville fireworks. Needless to say the kids were exhausted...but very happy. We are so blessed to live in a land where we are free to live as we want. Thanks to all who serve our country and protect our freedoms.

Blog Overload!

Check out what we did in June...it was a fun and really busy month! We love summertime!

Family trip to Arizona!

We spent the week in Arizona playing with cousins, hanging out with friends, and holding my newest niece Macee! Here are some pictures of the week.

Riley and Connor swimming in the pool.

Lyla's silly face!

We went to the Diamond Backs Baseball game with Jamie and Tarik and their family. The kids were on the big screen during the 7th inning stretch. Connor is in the green shirt on the right.

CJ and Mom

Rally cap time! My cute family!

My favorite thing we did was go to the lake with my parent's boat...This is Chris with the kids after they crashed and fell off the tube...as you can see Lyla didn't love it! I love being at the lake with my family...true happiness!

My tough boys!

Connor and Riley on the tube...these two loved it! Riley even lost her tooth on one ride.

Lyla Rae

Me with my nieces Riley and Alli

Cousins...Riley, Bentley, Con, Lyla, Kelsie, Alli

My husband is hot! Check out these moves!

Ragnar Relay 2009

Last weekend Chris and I ran in the Wasatch Back Ragar Relay Race. It was very hard, but really fun too. We were on a team of 12 random people. We ran from Logan to Park City. 188 Crazy miles! It took a while but we finally got to the finish line! Our team name was "Are We There Yet?"

Here is van #1 before the race started. Our van was my brother Steve, his wife Breck, my brother Andy, me, a friend Marci, and Chris.

Chris handed off to me each time. Here is our last hand off.

My last leg was my hardest leg...it didn't help that I hadn't slept! It was 7.9 miles with hills. As I hit about mile four I came to the top of hill and saw our van and another random van doing the chicken dance! It made me laugh and I was able to keep going. The best part of the race was cheering each other on.

Marci and I being silly!

Our Team: Steve, Andy, Chris, Casey, Marci, Kevin Jamie, Kari, Breck, Me, Sarah, Mandi.